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Third Nine Weeks CA Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which people were the first to come to New Mexico?

a)

Pueblo

b)

Archaic

c)

Mogollon

d)

Paleo

2.

What is the role of an archaeologist?

a)

writing history books

b)

searching crime scenes

c)

studying artifacts and prehistoric people

d)

hunting for food

3.

Which people were the first to farm full time?

a)

Ancestral Pueblo

b)

Mogollon

c)

Paleo

d)

Archaic

4.

Which of the following is NOT one of New Mexico's five main rivers?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Rio Grande

c)

San Juan

d)

Gila

5.

What is an artifact?

a)

something old

b)

book of maps

c)

tools archaeologists use

d)

anything made or used by people in the past

6.

What is a bias?

a)

a one-sided point of view

b)

firsthand accounts

c)

spoken history

d)

understanding events from different people

7.

The Diné people formed what two groups of people?

a)

Paleo and Archaic

b)

Mogollon and Anasazi

c)

Navajo and Apache

d)

Clovis and Folsom people

8.

Which of the following is NOT one of the trails from New Mexico to California?

a)

Cooke's Wagon Road

b)

Santa Fe Trail

c)

Butterfield OVerland Trail

d)

Old Spanish Trail

9.

People came to New Mexico for a lot of these reasons except:

a)

to get a new start

b)

to buy cheap land

c)

to learn Spanish

d)

to get gold

10.

Which religion faced challenges from new missionaries and their new bishop?

a)

Jewish religion

b)

Catholic religion

c)

Protestant religion

d)

Muslim religion

11.

The government gave land to settlers, but what problem did the settlers have in eastern New Mexico?

a)

the ground was too fertile

b)

there was too much rainfall

c)

they had too many crops to sell

d)

farming was difficult in that area

12.

All of the following contributed to New Mexico's lawlessness except:

a)

Few lawmen

b)

Few judges

c)

Few guns

d)

Many places to hide

13.

Which war was sparked by a conflict over political and economic power in New Mexico Territory?

a)

The Colfax County War

b)

The Civil War

c)

The Spanish American War

d)

The Lincoln County War

14.

Disputes over land grants and water rights often resulted in what?

a)

Violence

b)

Trade

c)

Peace Treaties

d)

Friendships

15.

For how many years was New Mexico a territory?

a)

16 years

b)

26 years

c)

61 years

d)

62 years

16.

Which of the following was NOT an issue in New Mexico becoming a state?

a)

Violence of the Wild West

b)

Population size

c)

Concerns about loyalty

d)

Concerns about corruption

17.

What did New Mexicans do in the Spanish American War to prove their loyalty?

a)

Refuse to fight

b)

Fought in the Rough Riders

c)

Only sent supplies

d)

Sent letters of encouragement

18.

New Mexico was the ____ state to join the United States.

a)

34th

b)

24th

c)

47th

d)

49th

19.

The Harvey House became a key part of ____.

a)

Santa Fe Ring's power

b)

Mining in New Mexico

c)

Santa Fe Railroad's success

d)

Limiting tuberculosis in New Mexico

20.

Why did Ghost Towns appear?

a)

Because towns were haunted with large amounts of ghosts

b)

Because towns had been boom towns and the industry disappeared

c)

Because the railroad would never stop there

d)

Ghosts Towns are myths.

21.

Why did tourists come to New Mexico?

a)

To visit the remains of Native American tribes

b)

To visit family members sick of the Black Plague

c)

To steal from the poor and give to the rich

d)

To see the haunted Ghost Towns

22.

Which of the following was NOT something Bishop Lamy did for New Mexico?

a)

persecuted Jewish settlers

b)

Rebuilt Catholic churches

c)

Started schools and brought in priests and nuns to teach

d)

Started hospitals to help the sick

23.

Which of the following was NOT an obstacle that prevented New Mexico's statehood?

a)

Elkin's improperly timed handshake

b)

New Mexico not being a part of the United States

c)

the corruption of the Santa Fe Ring

d)

people's misconception that New Mexico was Mexico

24.

One plan for statehood was to join _____________ to make one large state.

a)

Texas

b)

Arizona

c)

Colorado

d)

Oklahoma

25.

How did the Colfax County War start and end?

a)

It was started with the Maxwell Land Grant disputes and was ended by Congress stepping in.

b)

It was started by the railroad coming through the county and was ended by Lucien Maxwell getting shot.

c)

It was started by Thomas Catron not helping people get their land grants and was ended by Billy the Kid getting shot.

26.

Which are not things that are mined in New Mexico?

a)

turquoise

b)

bronze

c)

copper

d)

silver

27.

Why did the New Mexico Territory grow rapidly after the Civil War?

a)

the United States was encouraging people to move out west

b)

people were intrigued by the vastness of the territory

c)

Native Americans were encouraging Americans to move to New Mexico Territory

d)

people had never traded with New Mexico

28.

Which in NOT a reason why the railroad was important to the economy of New Mexico?

a)

It brought in tourists to visit the state

b)

It was used to transport new machinery and tools to the state

c)

It brought in jobs to New Mexico

d)

It stopped lawlessness and crime

29.

Why did doctors send patients to heal in New Mexico?

a)

Doctors did not want their germs out East.

b)

The dry mild climate was easier for tuberculosis patients to heal.

c)

There were better hospitals and doctors in New Mexico.

d)

The doctors in New Mexico had the cure for tuberculosis.

30.

How were Harvey Houses important to the railroad?

a)

They were convenient stores for people to stop at.

b)

They gave people a clean place to stay and eat while they traveled.

c)

They were homes given from the Homestead Act.

d)

They were pueblos that people could rent out along their trip.

31.

Which of the following was NOT a negative impact of the Homestead Act?

a)

It pushed the Native Americans off their land into reservations.

b)

It took land away from families that had been granted land under Mexican and Spanish rule.

c)

It brought new jobs and opportunities for families in New Mexico.

d)

It brought more crime and violence into New Mexico.

32.

Which of the following is NOT a reason the railroad was negatively impacting New Mexico?

a)

It caused pollution and hurt natural resources.

b)

It forced the Native Americans off their land into reservations.

c)

With the wealth, it brought more crime and violence.

d)

It made a quicker way for people to travel from the East to the West coast.

33.

Which of the following is not a difference between a territory and a state?

a)

Cannot vote for president

b)

Cannot protest against laws they disagree with

c)

Cannot have members in the House and Senate

d)

Cannot elect own governors and judges

34.

Which of the following was a major wagon trail in New Mexico?

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Goodnight-Loving Trail

c)

Mormon Trail

d)

Butterfield Overland Trail

35.

What ended the need for cattle drives in New Mexico?

a)

no more cattle was ranched in New Mexico

b)

too many cattle ran away from cowboys

c)

cattle was cheaper and more profitable to move by train

d)

sheep ranching became much more profitable in New Mexico

36.

Which of the following is NOT a reason New Mexico became lawless?

a)

they found nonviolent ways to deal with problems

b)

there were few sheriffs, deputies, and lawmen

c)

almost everyone carried a gun

d)

criminals had lots of areas they could hide

37.

Who killed Billy the Kid?

a)

Lawrence G. Murphy

b)

Sheriff Patrick Garrett

c)

John Henry Tunstall

d)

He is like Elvis. He never died.

38.

New Mexico became a state in the United State after which war?

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

Civil War

c)

Seven Years War

d)

Spanish-American War

39.

Why was copper such a major natural resource for mining?

a)

It was used for electrical lines.

b)

It makes things pretty.

c)

It was used to fuel trains.

d)

It was never mined in New Mexico.

40.

What made people start calling out west the "Wild West?"

a)

It was fun like the circus with lots of entertainment.

b)

It was very dangerous to live out in a lawless area.

c)

It was very different to the people who had never been there.

d)

Because the wildlife had animals that do not exist in the East.

41.

What was Pancho Villa fighting for?

a)

End the Mexican Cession

b)

to join the United States

c)

to overthrow the Mexican government

d)

to get the US to join WWI

42.

What caused the US to join WWI?

a)

bombing of Pearl Harbor

b)

the interception of the Zimmerman note

c)

Pancho Villa's attack on Columbus, NM

d)

Germany invading the US

43.

Which was NOT something that was a part of the Roaring 20s?

a)

Creation of Route 66

b)

Mass production of automobile

c)

Inventing of refrigerators

d)

Invention of telephone

44.

What caused the Great Depression?

a)

the dust bowl

b)

people not getting enough sunlight or medication

c)

stock market crash

d)

too much poverty and unemployment

45.

Which two things caused the Dust Bowl?

a)

not rotating crops

b)

a severe drought

c)

too much wind

d)

stock market crashing

46.

Which was NOT a project of FDRs WPA initiative?

a)

the Portales Courthouse

b)

the ENMU Administration Building

c)

the Portales High School gym

d)

Marshall Junior High

47.

What was FDR's New Deal?

a)

The way FDR ended the Dust Bowl

b)

what the allies of WWI were called

c)

A deal he struck with Germany to end WWI

d)

A three step plan to get America out of the Great Depression

48.

Why did the US join WWII?

a)

the soldiers being captured in the Baatan Death March

b)

bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

the interception of the Zimmerman note

d)

the bombing of the ship Lusitania

49.

How long was the Baatan Death March?

a)

38 miles

b)

26 miles

c)

65 miles

d)

100 miles

50.

How come the code was never broken in WWII?

a)

Germany and Japan were not too smart

b)

no one spoke Navajo

c)

no one ever tried

d)

Navajo code talkers double coded it

51.

What was the name of the project that created the atomic bomb?

a)

Los Alamos

b)

Manhattan

c)

Oppenheimer

d)

White Sands

52.

What type of POWs were housed at Roswell?

a)

Japanese

b)

US troops

c)

Austrian

d)

German

53.

Why were Japanese taken from their homes and housed in camps?

a)

US was afraid they were spies in WWII

b)

they were not able to take care of themselves

c)

they were siding with Japan in WWII

d)

they fought against the US in WWII